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Description: | Early medieval strap end; Cast copper alloy strap end with traces of enamelled interlace decoration and zoomorphic terminal. The strap end is of Anglo-Saxon design and dates to the 9th century. It is formed of a single sheet of metal which splits into two near the back end to allow the insertion of the strap. The back end originally had two circular rivet holes and both the front and back plates have broken off across these holes. From the back end, the strap end tapers to the animal head terminal, finishing in a squared knop which represents the animal??s snout. There are incised lines to indicate small, triangular eyes and large, oval ears. Behind the animal head there is a sub-rectangular panel of incised interlace decoration which has been picked out with enamel. The enamel is now a pale orange-cream colour, indicating that it may originally have been yellow, white or even red. Finally, there is a small incised triangle between the interlace panel and the two rivet holes. The back of the strap end is undecorated.
Length 29.5mm, width (max) 9.9mm, thickness (max) 2.3mm, weight 2.45g | Subjects: | Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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